Estate agents in Darwen
Darwen is a town in the North West with about 27,897 residents. HM Land Registry records 408 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £146,850.
How estate agents in Darwen compare
Darwen at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 408 sales in Darwen from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £145,500.
43.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.1 years and sold for a median of 39.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £89,950 in 2016 and £147,250 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Darwen
Median sale price in Darwen: £145,500
| All homes | 408 sales, median £145,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 60 sales, median £304,995 |
| Semi-detached | 75 sales, median £199,950 |
| Terraced | 260 sales, median £125,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 sales, median £138,667 |
Across Blackburn with Darwen the average price was £165,465 in June 2026, up 5.5% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £89,950 (457 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £94,500 (476 sales) |
| 2018 | £91,000 (411 sales) |
| 2019 | £100,000 (465 sales) |
| 2020 | £112,000 (455 sales) |
| 2021 | £125,000 (619 sales) |
| 2022 | £130,000 (467 sales) |
| 2023 | £135,000 (430 sales) |
| 2024 | £135,000 (531 sales) |
| 2025 | £147,250 (490 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Darwen has its own railway station about 0.1 miles from the centre. Mill Hill station is about 3 miles away, Cherry Tree about 3.3 miles and Blackburn about 3.4 miles. The A666 passes through or beside the town. The nearest motorway access is M65 junction 4 (Earcroft Interchange) at about 1 mile, while M61 junction 8 (Chorley North Link Junction) is about 7 miles away. Manchester Airport is about 25 miles from the town and Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 30 miles. Central London is about 180 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Darwen
Darwen has 11 primary schools within about 1.5 miles of the centre. The nearest are Holy Trinity VC School (Church of England) at about 0.2 miles and Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy at about 0.3 miles. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary (academy) is about 0.4 miles away. Secondary options include Aldridge UTC Darwen (sixth form, free school) at about 0.2 miles and Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (sixth form, academy) at about 0.3 miles, with Darwen Vale High School (academy) about 1.2 miles away. Independent schools are further out, about 2.6 miles to Markazul Uloom (boys only, Islam) and Noorul Uloom (girls only, Islam). Aurora Woodlands School is a special school about 1.2 miles away. Blackburn College is about 3.6 miles away and the University of Greater Manchester is about 8.7 miles away.
Living in Darwen
Darwen is an urban town in Blackburn with Darwen, home to about 27,900 residents in a medium-sized built-up area. Terraced houses make up around 53% of households and about 62% of homes are owner occupied. Within about 1.3 miles of the centre there are at least 14 shops, including three supermarkets (Asda, Lidl and Sainsbury's, all within about 0.3 miles) and a market at the Market Hall. There are two convenience stores, at least eight pubs, two cafés, one restaurant and several takeaways. Market Street Pharmacy is about 0.1 miles away. There are no doctors' surgeries or dentists in the area, with the nearest being Roman Road Health Centre about 2.2 miles away and Magic Smiles about 3.3 miles away. Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is about 2.6 miles away. Darwen Library is about 0.1 miles away and Darwen Post Office about 0.2 miles. Five named parks include Shorey Bank, about 0.2 miles from the centre.
A short history of Darwen
People were living around Darwen from the early Bronze Age and a round barrow of about 2000 BCE at Ashleigh Barrow in Whitehall held ten burials, nine of them in Collared Urns. The name is Celtic, linked to the Brythonic word for oak and to Derewent (1208), an early spelling for the river. By the middle of the eighth century the area belonged to Northumbria yet kept its older name. Whitehall Cottage contains a chimney piece dated 1557 and a farmhouse at Bury Fold is dated 1675. Textile manufacture brought growth during the Industrial Revolution and the canal and railway arrived in the mid-19th century. In 1848 a mill dam failed in a storm and the flood drowned several people near Market Street. A large share of the town was put up from around 1850 to 1900. Mahatma Gandhi visited in 1931. Fifteen buildings are listed near the centre, including Darwen War Memorial, India Mill Chimney and the Church Of St Peter, all Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Darwen Leisure Centre is the town's sports centre. Darwen Football Club has a pitch for soccer and two crown green bowls clubs are named, Darwen Subscription Crown Green Bowls Club and Anchor Road (Darwen) Crown Green Bowls Club. Darwen Golf Club has a golf course and Earsnsdale Equestrian offers horse riding. Pitches and courts are mapped for several other sports, including tennis, basketball and five-a-side. Open space includes Ashton Park, Bold Venture Park with its Upper Section, Shorey Bank, Sunnyhurst Wood and Square Meadow Community Sports Field. Darwen Tennis Club is also listed among these spaces. A number of children's playgrounds are mapped across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Darwen?
- The median price paid in Darwen over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £146,850. By property type it was £304,995 for detached houses, £197,000 for semi-detached houses, £126,750 for terraced houses and £104,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Darwen over the last year?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 there were 408 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry in Darwen. Of these 266 were terraced houses, 73 were semi-detached houses, 59 were detached houses and 10 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Darwen?
- Darwen railway station is about 0.1 miles from the centre. The nearest motorway junction is M65 junction 4 (Earcroft Interchange) at about 1 miles and the A666 passes through or beside the area. Manchester Airport is about 25 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Darwen?
- There are 11 primary schools within about 1.5 miles of the centre, the nearest being Holy Trinity VC School (Church of England) at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Aldridge UTC Darwen at about 0.2 miles and Darwen Aldridge Community Academy at about 0.3 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Darwen?
- There are 6 estate agent sales branches with an office in Darwen.
Areas near Darwen
- Hoddlesden
- Blackburn
- Withnell
- Oswaldtwistle
- Brinscall
- Edgworth
- Chapeltown
- Higher Wheelton
Darwen is in Blackburn with Darwen.
Estate agents near Darwen
- Your MoveDarwen BB3 1AZ0.1 miles
- Proctors Estate AgentsDarwen BB3 1PX0.1 miles
- Ainsworth Lord EstatesDarwen BB3 1PS0.1 miles
- Hunters Estate & Letting AgentsDarwen BB3 1PU0.1 miles
- Duckworths Estate AgentsDarwen BB3 1AG0.2 miles
- MortimersDarwen BB3 1PS0.2 miles
- Duffin's Estate AgentBlackburn BB2 4HY2.3 miles
- Oakleigh Sales & LettingsBlackburn BB2 4JF2.5 miles
- Jacqueline Michaels & CoBlackburn BB2 4DT2.9 miles
- JK EstatesBlackburn BB1 1TG3.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Darwen.